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I I I II medium density. For any project to have that zoning, whatever its present zoning will be, will have to be modified to that. It will probably come before us as well as you." Chairman Bursak said the "two acre minimum was hotly debated at the Planning --- Commission. .. and we went through four or five votes before we came to that. It is my opinion that a positive effect of this project is going to be that the 3600 trips per day for a store to be successful on that site, is going to be permanently ended. The projected trips per day ITom this project is 260. That is an extraordinary difference." He said the project would be "almost completely surrounded by existing commercial uses, and for the most part the neighbors will not be able to look out of their windows and see any changes, because of the way it is sited." Chairman Bursak said he believed the development would raise surrounding property values, permanently removing the blight of the closed store and permanently reducing traffic trips. Chairman Bursak said, "If the project is approved, it is going to accomplish the Commission's goal of removing the present blight as well as bringing a harmonious project to the neighborhood and to the City as a whole. Approval of the zoning text amendment gives the City another tool for future planning that also reflects the current economic reality and market conditions." He added that there were many safeguards built into the proposed zoning text amendment. Chairman Bursak commended the Planning staff for their good work on this project. Mayor Hartnett described the volumes of reports and correspondence the Council had received and studied regarding this issue. - 2. Open public hearings; Mayor Hartnett opened the public hearing at 9:01 p.m. 3. Hear applicant, appellants and other public comments; Scott Ward, representing Classic Communities, 1068 East Meadow Circle, Palo Alto, applicant and developer of the proposed 26-unit single family dwellings, urged approval of this "high quality, appropriately scaled residential development that will improve the neighborhood and address the need in the community for new, moderately priced housing." Mr. Ward reported that after intense study and many public meetings, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended the proposed development as well as the five actions necessary for Council approval. Mr. Ward said although Classic Communities believes in the current proposal, "they respectfully request that you consider another development alternative that has emerged ITom a series of three meetings that we have held over the course of the last several weeks with the neighbors who expressed their opposition to the proposed development. In an effort to address neighborhood concerns regarding the density of the development, we determined that, based on recent market trends, it would be --- possible to eliminate one of the homes in the development, and then, in deference to continuing concerns regarding density we obtained the cooperation of the owners of REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 MAY 5,1997 MINUTES Page No. 287 PAGE 12